So Susan Color Curate is a monthly makeup subscription service that sends 4 full-size beauty items in a makeup bag. All products are 100% cruelty-free, vegan and paraben-free!
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About this Box
The Subscription Box: So Susan Color Curate
The Cost: $20.95 a month + free shipping
The Products: Four full-sized beauty items + a makeup bag. 100% cruelty-free, vegan and paraben-free.
Ships to: The US only; you can purchase older bags and have them shipped worldwide here.
September 2019 So Susan Color Curate Review
Included this month is an info card with a list of all of the included products. It looks like this bag has a listed value of $98.00!
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Limited-Edition Makeup Bag September 2019 - Retail Value $12.00
Pink and palms? What's not to love!
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So Susan Cosmetics Light Odyssey in 'Amaranthine', 6 g - Retail Value $26.00
This chubby little stick is so cute! Though it is a cream stick, it is really on the dry side and felt very much like a powder when applied. It also buffed out well, even on top of my foundation, with both fingers or a brush. I love the rose gold + pink combo and that this serves as both a blush and a highlighter if you use it on your cheeks. It was also very pretty on my eyelids.
It reminds me a little of NARS 'Orgasm' but with much more gold.
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Jelly Pong Pong Cosmetics Cherry Pop Lip & Cheek Highlighting Cream in 'Cherry Gold', 4 ml - Retail Value $16.00
I usually don't love lip or cheek formulas. They tend to feel weird on my lips like a coating, but also too wet for my cheeks. Sadly, this product continues that trend in my experience. It felt like wearing paint on my lips and was just too much for my cheeks and make my pores really apparent. I also feel like the color is a little redundant when compared to the stick above which was such a superior formula.
This managed to somehow be both metallic and also matte. It is very interesting, though not for me.
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Trifle Cosmetics Jelly Juice in 'Twinkle Berry', 7 ml - Retail Value $12.00
I. Love. This. Gloss. Obsessed! It is transparent, but also so over-the-top berry pink! It also has cute little shimmers and a delicious fruity smell. I freaking adore how this looks on my lips because it is deep enough to be perfect for fall, but still absolutely in the pink family. I am - admittedly - a gloss addict. But Megan, how many glosses could you possibly need? How many glosses does any normal, rational person need to own? ALL. OF. THEM.
Love at first swatch.
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Jelly Pong Pong Cosmetics Blush & Highlight Palette Orion - Retail Value $32.00
First things first: the layout of this palette gives me ... feelings. I am just not really sure what is going on here. This could have easily been a normal quad without these odd and uneven pockets of naked space. Confusion. Second, this would have really been a nice palette to include a mirror on. Loads of space for oddly arranged mirrors that might make the rest of the layout make more sense.
Moving on.
The colors here are really lovely. For different shades that can be used for everything from blush, to highlighter, to eyeshadow. Though two of the shades are a little too similar, I still dig it! That being said, this entire box has been basically the same exact color family in different formulas. I absolutely love rose gold products but I am feeling this assortment might be a little one-note.
Top to bottom: Warm Glow, Celestial Crust, Celestial Eclipse, and Warm Radiance.
Verdict: So Susan Color Curate has a value of $98.00 this month. That is pretty great for a $21 sub! Do I wish there had been some sort of shade variety this time? Yes, absolutely. Everything was essentially the same this month. Please don't get me wrong, the value is absolutely here for this box! But I need a wee bit more variety to feel really great about it. The saving grace for me was that totally loveable gloss. I am so pleased with it! I also loved the highlighter stick and palette (to an extent), though one of them would have totally covered that rose-gold base this month since they each are very versatile in terms of where you can use them on your face. I am curious to see what next month holds and really hope for a wider selection of colors.
To Wrap Up:
Can you still get this box if you sign up today? Yes! If you sign up in September, the September box will be your first box.
Value Breakdown: At $20.95 for this box (including shipping), here’s what you are paying approximately per item:
- Makeup Bag $2.57
- Light Odyssey $5.56
- Cherry Pop $3.42
- Jelly Juice $2.57
- Palette Orion $6.84
Alternatively, each of the 5 featured items in the box has an average cost of $4.19.
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